Tuesday, October 6, 2009

Trivia Tuesday: Yankees Post-Season Walk-Off Edition

This season has been the one of the walk-off for the Yankees (15 to be exact). A few of those memorable games have ended on walk-off home runs.

The Yankees have 10 walk-off home runs in the history of the playoffs, double the total of any other team (the Red Sox have 5 followed by the Mets at 3) and a quarter of the total of all playoff walk-offs (according to Baseball-Reference, there's only been 40, the first coming in 1949). Tommy Henrich hit one off of Don Newcombe in Game 1 of the 1949 World Series, Mickey Mantle hit one off of Barney Shultze in Game 3 of the 1964 World Series, and then Chris Chambliss hit one off of Mark Littell to end the 1976 ALCS.

Since Chambliss hit that home run (and was subsequently mobbed by fans and teammates in a famous scene at the Old Yankee Stadium), the Yankees have hit 7 postseason walk-off home runs. Can you name all 7 (year, series, pitcher and team against)?

Post your answers in the comments (if you're reading elsewhere, go to http://www.noyoureatowel.net/ to post your answer in the comments) and I'll reveal the answers later tonight.

Update 10:20: well that was over quickly. Ben got all the answers in 17 minutes, a new NYaT record.

New question to answer: Can you name the Red Sox 5 and/or the Mets 3 walk-off postseason home runs?

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